Eight people sustained minor injuries while riding the swing carousel at the street fair when they struck tree branches. Occupants may have grabbed the branches while riding, causing tension straps that were holding the branches away from the ride to loosen. Source (in Dutch)
2022
Shipwrecked, Blackgang Chine, Isle of Wight, UK
Heisse Fahrt, Freizeitpark Klotten, Germany
A 57-year-old woman fell 26 feet (8m) to her death from the moving Gerstlauer Bobsled coaster when she slipped from her seat. It is believed that her lapbar was not securely fastened. Source
Body Count, Pencester Gardens Funfair, Dover, UK
A 14-year-old boy died after breaking into the funfair with some friends the day before it was scheduled to open. The teenager tried to climb the closed attraction only to lose his footing and fall to his death when he became trapped between ride equipment. Source
Chairlift, Anakeesta Adventure Park, Gatlinburg, Tennessee
A 40-year-old woman jumped from the chairlift and died in an apparent suicide attempt. Source
Thunderation, Silver Dollar City, Branson, Missouri, USA
A male employee died from blunt force trauma while working at the park. It believed that the incident took place while performing maintenance on the Arrow Dynamics mine train coaster. Source
Super Star, Palace Playland, Old Orchard Beach, Maine
A 10-year-old boy suffered a head injury when he fell off the HUSS Troika. Despite the bleeding wound, he was conscious and alert when emergency officials arrived at the scene and was transported to hospital. Source
Cobra, Tivoli Friheden, Aarhus, Denmark
A 14-year-old girl died when the last car of the Sartori Energizer inverted coaster detached from the track and was left hanging under the rest of the train, leaving several people trapped. The park decided to tear down the coaster following the tragic accident. Source
Chair Swing, Madonna delle Grazie Festival, Italy
Twenty people, including a 12-year-old girl, were injured when a chair swing ride at a street fair in Palma Campania became unbalanced as it came off its footing and tipped over. Source (in Italian)
Ballontoren Calidius, Sprookjesbos, Valkenburg, Netherlands
Two adults and one child were hospitalized after their gondola, designed to look like a basket attached to a hot air balloon, fell approximately 30 feet (10 m) to the ground. Source